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Macquarie and BT Pension push TPI support past $20trn
16 October 2020Membership of the Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI) has surged past the $20 trillion milestone, just over three years after it was launched.
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£30bn pension fund hails 'successful' year of ESG progress
05 June 2020Brunel Pension Partnership has lauded its progress on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues in its inaugural responsible investment and stewardship outcomes report.
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A fifth of Barclays investors back fossil fuel financing phase out
07 May 2020More than a fifth of investors in Barclays backed a shareholder resolution urging the FTSE 100-listed lender to outline a plan to phase out its financing for fossil fuel firms.
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M&G and EOS support Barclays fossil fuel funding resolution
01 May 2020M&G Investments and EOS have confirmed they will support a shareholder resolution calling on Barclays to phase out its funding for fossil fuel firms, but Norway's sovereign wealth fund will not be supporting it.
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Barclays' new targets won't cause pension funds to drop climate resolution
29 April 2020Two UK local government pension funds announced they will vote in favour of Barclays' proposed net-zero emissions ambition resolution, but will still back a climate resolution pressuring the lender to strengthen its commitments.
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Transition Pathway Initiative eyes analysis of corporate debt market
29 April 2020The Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI) plans to extend its analysis of management quality and carbon performance to corporate issuers of fixed income products.
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Major shareholder Jupiter supports Barclays fossil fuel funding resolution
03 March 2020Jupiter Asset Management has joined the swelling ranks of investors supporting a shareholder resolution calling on Barclays to phase out its funding for fossil fuel firms.
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PRI joins investors in creating expectations for aviation industry
21 February 2020The UN-backed Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) has laid out investor expectations for the aviation sector in the transition to a low carbon economy.
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Greencoat Capital launches renewables fund with £280m investment
19 February 2020Greencoat Capital launched a UK renewables infrastructure fund, securing an initial £277 million ($186 million) in commitments from two UK pension funds.
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Transition-focused index backed by Church of England pension
30 January 2020The pension board of the Church of England (CofE) has allocated £600 million ($780 million) to a fund tracking a first-of-its-kind, custom-made, climate transition index, and issued a rallying call for other pension funds to follow.